DENNY, JIM
(1911–1963)
DENNY, JIM (b. James Rae Denney, Silver Point, Buffalo Valley, Tenn., February 28, 1911–August 27, 1963) Denny, a long-time GRAND OLE OPRY employee who became a major country music promoter and publisher, was raised in rural Tennessee but as a teenager moved to Nashville in search of work. As luck would have it, he found a job with National Life and Accident Insurance Company in their mailroom; the company owned the powerful WSM radio station, home of the popular Grand Ole Opry. Denny rose…